Don't buy anything OTHER THAN IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad T, X, and W/P Series if you want the Real Business Experience™>Other business laptops are welcome in /tpg/ (Dell Latitude/Precision, HP EliteBook/ZBook)Why ThinkPad?>Used machines are plentiful and cheap>Excellent keyboards, tactile feel and quiet>Great durability: magnesium roll cage for structural integrity, with high quality plastic body panels>Utilitarian design: e.g. indicator LEDs, 7 row keyboard layout on older models>Docking stations that easily turns your laptop into a desktop>Easy to repair (most models), upgrade & maintain thanks to readily available service manuals for every model, spare parts easy & cheap to obtain>Excellent Linux & *BSD supportThinkWiki - General info about ThinkPads/specshttps://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/ThinkWikiModel generations:>Classic IBM: T40, T41, T42>IBM/Lenovo Transition: T43, T60, T61 (T42 - T43: significant difference in specs)>"Classic" Lenovo: T400, T410, T420 (T61 - T400: 4:3 to 16:10)>Transition to old modern: T430, T440, T450 (T420 - T430: membrane to chiclet)>Old modern: T460, T470, T480 (T450 - T460: significantly less thick)>New modern: T490, T14g1, T14g2 (T480 - T490: design change)>New new modern: T14g3, T14g4, ... (T14g2 - T14g3: second design change)BIOS replacement:https://coreboot.org/downloads.htmlhttps://libreboot.org/docs/hardware/https://canoeboot.org/docs/hardware/Additional resources:https://dankpads.com/tpg/https://biosimage.booru.orghttps://1vyra.inPatches:https://github.com/digmorepaka/thinkpad-firmware-patcheshttps://github.com/hamishcoleman/thinkpad-ecChat:##ibmthinkpad on libera#/tpg/ on rizon
>>103247827Rate Me.>>103247455
>>103247827i fucked up baaaad /thinkpad/ my x250 died and i ended up buying a x260 for 150 usd really cheap. when i went to switch hearddrives it fucking bios locked. does shorting the eeprom chip still work on the x260 or am i shit out of luck?
Whats the best, cheap laptop?
Redpill me on docking stationsWhy are they so expensive(relativity)?
>>103247827This image perfectly sums up why I hate what tech has become
I'm trying to find a good and cheap laptop for programming and shit, any reccomendations?
>>103247827yo what's the program in the bottom left of that desktop? some sort of CLI network monitoring shit?i like it whatever it is
Traded a old but working R9 280 for a T440p.How much did I fug up? Running 11 however I debloated it to the highest extent possible.
>>103247827best part of picrel to me is that that tranny is probably out there *RIGHT FUCKING NOW* pushing rust commits to his githoob or ricing his desktop
>>103250894pretty sure its calcurse
>>103250951ah tyvm
>>103250938No that tranny is actually chastity caged and has handcuffs attached to my bed with under mattress restraints
>>103247827For years I've been happily using the Lenovo Ideapad 3 (17'') but it broke and I need a new laptop. Can anyone recommend me one? I'm a student, not interested in gaming but I do enjoy the speed, smoothness and quality of the screen. I want something that doesn't break easily (had a terrible time with acer) and is NOT clunky.
>>103247827I want to buy a battery for my old t480 is there /tpg/ approwed site or seller to buy?My local repair shop asks 65 euro for "new replacement of the same quality as the factory after market' 48Wh batteryI did see much cheaper options on eBay, but i am not sure how to look for a good battery.
>>103248771Clone your X250 drive over to the x260 drive. Windows will figure out the driver changes, it may reboot 3 or 4 times.
>>103252677kingsener for external lol lmao for internal
>>103249298Is buying used not an option for you?
Is it worth getting a 3612qe motherboard for an x230? Like, in terms of that computer, not in the grand scheme where people are spooging over 8th gen and newer.
>>103253223Maybe? The 2 to 4 core jump is pretty significant in multicore score benchmarks, if you find those to be reliable heuristics. I don't know if you net much or anything in integrated graphics performance. At any rate, depends on your use case if it's significant enough to warrant the money, as those custom boards are not cheap.
>used thinkpad: 150$>used spare keyboard: 100$>used spare screen: 100$>used spare battery that doesnt die in 12 minutes: 100$ Fuck these prices here.
any other tips for improving battery life on newer gen stinkpad? I mean I've "optimized" based on tlp's doc, shown as below:https://linrunner.de/tlp/support/optimizing.htmlyet the battery life is still atrocious. however, might just be the personal experience diff between new gen cpu vs. 10 years old one.
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I got a Macbook air for uni but i've been meaning to sell it and then get a Thinkpad, which one would be best for me (i.e. portable, durable, good battery, on the cheaper end but i'm willing to pay a decent amount)>inb4 ask google no i won't ask google, i want some autist's opinionoh and i generally just do the basic essay writing/multitasking/a bunch of GIS/music production
Do you use your thinkpads on full battle station?Or just where ever you get a place to put it?
>>103255178as always, t480 with i7 8th gen cpu.with the MX150 gpu if you can find such a unicornjust be sure you don't get jewed with the screen
